Technology Integration
- Beyond Podcasting Basics
Once teachers and students have mastered the basic concepts of podcasting, they can produce more full-featured professional podcasts. - Blog Basics
Not sure what others are talking about when they mention blogs? Read this article and you'll soon know what all the talk is about. - Bridging the Broken LinkLearn a few simple tricks for finding your way to that "lost" page.
- Building Your Class Web SiteFrom file directories to FTP, find basic technical information about launching your class Web site in this article.
- Cell Phones in the ClassroomInitially banned by schools as an unnecessary distraction, events such as the Columbine tragedy and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have made most districts reconsider the place of cell phones in middle and high schools.
- Collaborating in Online Communities
Online communities are a great place for educators to share teaching strategies, ideas, and what works or doesn't work in the classroom. - Copyrights and Permissions: Giving Online Credit Where Credit is DueWhat students need to know about using online resources and how you can facilitate such knowledge.
- Creating Laptop Success: Training is the KeyTeaching with laptops can be a daunting task, especially if you are faced with new equipment, new platforms, new protocols, and other technical challenges.
- Creatively Implementing Interactive White BoardsSimilar to the white board most teachers use in the classroom, an interactive white board connects to a digital projector to display anything on the computer to which it is connected.
- Evaluating Web Sites-Five Basic CriteriaHelp students learn to apply five basic criteria when evaluating Web sites.
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